by Nicholas Duck
Gippsland United will be able to offer local girls a pathway from juniors through to seniors for the first time this year.
The club's burgeoning female program will accommodate three girls teams - under 11s, 13s and 15s - and two women's teams in 2024, including the newly promoted State League 1 women's side.
It means young girls that begin their soccer journeys at the club won't have to leave to continue playing in an all girls competition.

It's the first time United has been able to field three girls teams in